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Tallahassee ethics board approves advisory limiting elected officials' fundraising links on social media
Summary
The Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board on Oct. 21 approved an advisory opinion saying elected officials may announce participation in community events on official pages but should not post links that directly solicit donations or direct users to individual fundraising pages.
The Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board on Tuesday approved an advisory opinion saying elected officials may announce participation in civic or charitable events on official social-media accounts but must not use those accounts to solicit contributions or link to individual fundraising pages that primarily solicit donations.
The opinion, requested by Commissioner Jack Porter about her planned participation in a charity Dancing with the Stars event for Legal Services of North Florida, concludes that "Yes. You could discuss the event. No. You cannot fundraise," a staff presenter told the board during the meeting. The board voted to approve the opinion with amended language clarifying permissible informational links.
Board staff presented an analysis dividing the question into two principal concerns: misuse of public position and…
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